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Do you know of Desert ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Desert. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Desert.<1> Our sources wasn't clear whether Desert was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Desert would be found somewhere in Otero County, New Mexico. Communities Also Named Desert ...We found seven communities that share the name Desert. Within New Mexico, the name Desert is unique. Beyond New Mexico, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Desert ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Desert: SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
The FIPS database contains an entry for Desert. Referenced FIPS Records ... FIPS Code: 35/20410 (Place Name: Desert) County: Otero (FIPS State/County: 35/035) Class: U8 Identifies a populated place (in this case, Desert) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). More Orphans in Otero County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Otero County.
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